Twenty historic sites in national parks are vying for $2 million in preservation grants, and the public is invited to vote for their favorite places.<\/p>\n
The sites are listed at http:\/\/VoteYourPark.org. You can vote once a day for up to five parks of your choice through July 5.<\/p>\n
Grant requests range from $97,000 to restore a historic lodge at Yosemite National Park to $250,000 for stabilizing the mooring quays at Pearl Harbor.<\/p>\n
Park sites with the most votes will get their requests fully funded. The top seven vote-getters are guaranteed full funding. Other sites will share the balance of the $2 million depending on how many votes they get. Every one of the 20 contenders will also get a $10,000 participation grant.<\/p>\n
Voters can also enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip to Yellowstone National Park.<\/p>\n
The sites and their preservation funding requests for various projects are:<\/p>\n
Clingmans Dome Observation Tower, on the North Carolina-Tennessee line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, $250,000<\/p>\n
Parsons Memorial Lodge, Yosemite National Park, California, $97,000<\/p>\n
Longmire Historic District Search and Rescue House, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, $218,000<\/p>\n
Desert View Watchtower, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, $250,000<\/p>\n
San Felipe Del Morro Garitas, San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico, $250,000<\/p>\n
Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, Atlanta, $227,000<\/p>\n
North and South Overlooks, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis, $250,000<\/p>\n
Mission Concepcion Convento and Father President\u2019s Office, San Antonio Missions National Historic Park, Texas, $236,000<\/p>\n
Hargrove Barn and Parker\u2019s Revenge Battlefield, Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts, $250,000<\/p>\n
Pullman Administration Building, Pullman National Monument, Chicago, $250,000<\/p>\n
Superintendent\u2019s Office, Denali National Park, Alaska, $220,000<\/p>\n
Borglum View Terrace, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, $250,000<\/p>\n
Flamingo Visitor Center, Everglades National Park, Florida, $250,000<\/p>\n
Columbus Fountain, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C., $249,000<\/p>\n
Fort Jay Trophee d\u2019Armes, Governors Island National Monument, New York City, $245,000<\/p>\n
Keys Ranch, Joshua Tree National Park, California, $248,000<\/p>\n
Brink of Upper Falls Overlook, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, $250,000<\/p>\n
Battleship Row Mooring Quay, World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Hawaii, $250,000<\/p>\n
Alcatraz Guardhouse and Sally Port, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, $250,000<\/p>\n
Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel and Highway, Zion National Park, Utah, $191,000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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